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Originally Posted by Zeke.
Step by step really has such a lifeless arrangement. The song itself sounds like a fan add "full version" where the same 45 second clip is looped together for an extended period of time. There is very little chance for longevity with this track. I've listened to preview clips like maybe 3 times maximum and now I just listened to the official release and I'm already sick of it.
I miss when her arrangements for summer songs had multiple elements to them. fairyland has that warm, liquidy bouncing ball of sound in the background, and the rest of the layers kind of mirror that motion of sound. Really, it's so well put together that the layers of sound actually paint a picture, so rich that you can actually envision the sound moving and "see" each layer of sound as a separate hue that aids in creating a larger picture.
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I do enjoy listening to "Step by step" but I do have to agree. I usually can't hear those kind of layers very well but the contrast between "Step by step" and "July 1st" is really striking. The waves, the soft guitar and all those little sounds just create this wonderful atmosphere of being at the beach with friends and just enjoying yourself. Something that is missing in "Step by step". That kind of sounds flat in direct comparison to "July 1st" and probably "fairyland" as well.
I like "Step by step" but arrangement-wise I would love it if Ayu worked with different people again.